New police substation in east Las Vegas could soon become a reality
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Residents in east Las Vegas see more violent crime than most parts of the valley which had Clark County planning to put a new Las Vegas Metropolitan police substation there for years.
The plan would help to bridge the gap between the Northeast Area Command and the Southeast Area Command. The new substation would be called East Area Command.
The site would be right next to a current Clark County Fire Station on Hollywood Boulevard near Sahara Avenue and would encompass about four acres of land for the police substation itself. It would include secured and unsecured parking, a 360 square foot locked shed, a backup diesel fuel generator, and 24-hour surveillance among other things that accompany a police facility.
The site would be right next to a current Clark County Fire Station on Hollywood Boulevard near Sahara Avenue and would encompass about four acres of land for the police substation itself. (Clark County) The site would be right next to a current Clark County Fire Station on Hollywood Boulevard near Sahara Avenue and would encompass about four acres of land for the police substation itself. (Clark County)
Those plans have been in place for years with funding secured, plans drawn up and officers even assigned to the new area once the building was complete. The one hiccup was the land itself. The land is public and controlled by the Bureau of Land Management. On Monday, April 29 it was posted on the Federal Register for a comment period which is mostly a formality Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom said.
The 7 acres of land will be transferred to Clark County after commenting ends on June 13, and then a groundbreaking for the new substation could happen by the end of the year.
“Once we get that piece of property which sounds like the end of June everything is in place so you are going to see things really rocking,” Commissioner Segerblom explained. “I’ve talked to the Sheriff every day about this and we both agree, and this is the number one thing for him.”
Residents in the area 8 News Now spoke with welcome it.
“It’ll be safer for the kids and us around here,” Reuben Rodriguez who lives nearby said.
“For the most part, I haven’t seen a lot going on but there are days where it has been a little rough,” Emani Folk who lives in the neighborhood said.
With the addition of this substation, Segerblom said police will be better equipped to crack down on crimes around Frenchman Mountain including street racing and illegal parties but more importantly violent crime as well.
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